Poetry Test Study Guide

by | Jan 10, 2011 | English 8, Update

First, second, and sixth periods will have a test on Monday 10 January 2011 on poetry. Below are the topics covered. First Period Topics Poems sound devices alliteration onomatopoeia rhyme rhythm figurative language metaphor simile personification elements of a ballad...
Test Overview and 1.4

Test Overview and 1.4

by | Jan 7, 2011 | English I Honors, Update

First, second, and sixth periods all went over briefly the material covered on Monday’s test. I’d mentioned it all before, but I wanted to make sure everyone had a definitive list of topics and poems to be covered. Second and sixth finished up the short...

Writing stories and poetry

by | Jan 7, 2011 | English 8, Update

Today in first period we started off by going over what our English exam is going to be like Monday. We looked over all of the poems and discussed some of the questions that will be on the test. We then got to writing. We wrote in our composition books for about 20...
Test, Voice, and Political Ads

Test, Voice, and Political Ads

by | Sep 17, 2010 | Update

First period worked on voice in the first chapters of Nightjohn. We used several quotes to begin looking at how word choice helps create a writer’s voice. Second and sixth periods had their parts of speech test. Fourth period finished up the bias unit with a...